kept by His grace one day at a time

Grace for Moms {Monday}: grace and chocolate

A very nasty cold has worked its way from one child to the next. They are feeling better but now I feel crummy. And it is Monday. And I have PMS really bad. I just want to run away and be by myself for a few hours. But the day is full and the little ones have needs. So I’ll run away some other time {smile}.

I am searching for the grace I love to ponder and write about. My needs feel larger than His grace can satisfy today. I admit I am looking to my chocolate for some measure of comfort. A box of Hershey’s truffles is sitting here next to me, open and nearly empty. Is there any way I can justify eating over half a pound since yesterday?

Writing about grace enables me to experience more of its fullness in my own life. I worry that my words somehow indicate that I have such a firm grasp on grace that I never struggle. It is through writing that I wrestle with my fears and inadequacies and come to a peace greater than what I face at the moment. This is how I grow in my dependence upon grace. This is what compels me to keep writing about it, even when I feel it is in short supply.